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CLODION, Claude MICHEL, called

Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle 1738 - Paris 1814

Model by Clodion (identification by Laure de Margerie, November 11, 2013).

Satyre enfant courant avec un hibou (autrefois appelé Dénicheur)

Infant Satyr Running with an Owl (formerly called The Bird's Nester)

19th c. cast after c. 1773 model

bronze

statuette

Dimensions (HxWxD): H. 10 in.

Acc. No.: 1971.48

Credit Line: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH., Hazel King Endowment Fund

Photo credit: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin

© Artist : public domain

© Artist : public domain

Provenance

  • 1971, Hazel King Endowment Fund

Bibliography

  • 1992 Poulet et Scherf
    Anne L. Poulet et Guilhem Scherf, Clodion 1738-1814, cat. exp. Paris, RMN, 1992, p. 136-145 (discussion générale du modèle)

Related works

  • See Infant Satyr, by Clodion, at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 44.577, and at Cleveland Museum of Art.
    Marble exhibited at the Salon of 1773, Paris.